Thomas Whitehead

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Thomas was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire.  He studied at the Arts Educational School and The Royal Ballet School, dancing in the 1994 School’s performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto.  While a student he danced with the Company in The Nutcracker and Petrushka.  He joined The Royal Ballet in December 1994 and was promoted to First Artist in September 1999 and to Soloist in September 2002.

His repertory with The Royal Ballet includes featured roles such as the Pas de six and Wilfred in Giselle, MacMillan’s The Judas Tree, the grand pas d’action in The Prince of the Pagodas, Dancing Gentleman and the Gaoler in Manon and Paris in Romeo and Juliet, the Pas de quatre in Gloria, a Brown Skater in Frederick Ashton’s Les Patineurs and Matvei in A Month in the Country, side Neapolitan couple in Ondine, Tom Sapsford’s Horseplay, William Tuckett’s Puirt-a-Beul, the Servant in The Turn of the Screw, Ashley Page’s Sleeping with Audrey, Benno and Mazurka in Anthony Dowell’s production of Swan Lake, principal couple Frederick Ashton’s La Valse, Stephen Baynes Beyond Bach, Nacho Duato’s Remanso, Por Vos Muero, Hilarion in Peter Wright’s Giselle, Jose in Mats Ek’s Carmen, Espada in Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote, Mark Morris’s Gong, Jiří Kylián’s Sinfonietta, the English Suitor and the Wolf in Natalia Makarova’s production of The Sleeping Beauty. Other roles include the Rag Mazurka Boy in Bronislava Nijinska’s Les Biches, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, the Fox in Tales of Beatrix Potter and Ashton’s Scènes de ballet.

He has created roles in Twyla Tharp’s first work for The Royal Ballet, Mr Worldly Wise (in which he later danced the Act II Pas de quatre), Tom Sapsford’s All Nighter (1997 Dance Bites tour), Cathy Marston’s Words Apart (Solo Boy, 1998 Dance Bites tour), William Tuckett’s Love’s Fool (1999 Dance Bites tour) Siobhan Davies’ A Stranger’s Taste, Vanessa Fenton’s Ad infinitum and Wayne McGregor’s Symbiont(s) and brainstate (2001) and Qualia (2003).

Future Performances

• The Royal Ballet
  Onegin
  Main Auditorium
  

  Performances

  Sat 2 Oct 2010, 7:00 PM Buy Now
  
  Tue 12 Oct 2010, 7:30 PM Buy Now
  
  
• The Royal Ballet
  La Valse / New Brandstrup / Winter Dreams / Theme and Variations
  Main Auditorium
  

  Performances

  Sat 16 Oct 2010, 12:30 PM Buy Now
  
  Mon 18 Oct 2010, 7:30 PM Buy Now
  
  
• The Royal Ballet
  Sylvia
  Main Auditorium
  

  Performances

  Sat 6 Nov 2010, 12:30 PM Buy Now
  
  Mon 15 Nov 2010, 7:30 PM Buy Now